Garden-tool.



I M. L. WBISEL.

GARDEN TOOL.

APPLICATION FILED JULY 12, 1910.

999,930. Patented Aug. 8; 1911.

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COLUMBIA PLANOGRAPH c0.. WASHINGTON, D c,

M. L. WBISEL. GARDEN TOOL.

APBLIOATION FILED JULY 12, 1910.

Patented Aug. 8, 1911.

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' "HM i 1''" MICHAEL LOUIS WEISEL, OF CAMDEN, NEW JERSEY.

GARDEN-TOOL.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Aug. 8, 1911.

Application filed July 12, 1910. Serial No. 571,593.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, MIoHAEL LOUIS \Vnrsnn, a citizen of the UnitedStates, residing at Camden, in the county of Caniden and State of NewJersey, have invented certain new and useful Improvements inGarden-Tools, of which the following is a specification.

My invention relates to improvements in garden tools, the object of, theinvention being to provide a tool made up of a combination of partscapable of various positions of adjustment, in combination with certainattachments, whereby the tool may be changed to perform variousfunctions, and in fact provide a tool capable of performing practicallyall of the functions of various well known garden tools.

A further object is to provide a garden tool of this character which isneat and attractive in appearance, strong and durable in use and yetcomparatively cheap to manufacture, and which may be put upon the marketat a comparatively low cost.

With these and other objects in view, the invention consists in certainnovel features of construction and combinations and arrangements ofparts, as will be more fully hereinafter described and pointed out inthe claims.

In the accompanying drawings: Figure l, is a view in side elevationillustrating one position of my improved tool when employed as a rake.Fig. 2, is a plan view of Fig. 1. Fig. 3, is a detail perspective viewof one of the double toothed bars 13. Fig. 1, is a detail perspectiveview of the center single toothed bar 5. Fig. 5, is a view in sideelevation illustrating a modified arrangement of parts. Fig. 6, is aplan view of Fig. 5. Fig. 7, is a detail perspective view of one of theside single toothed bars 9. Fig. 8, is a view of the center link 6.

Figs. 9, and 10, are views of the cross bar 8, and U-bolt 7.

Referring particularly to Figs. 1, and 2, 1 represents a handle throughwhich, near one end, a bolt 2 is projected, and secured by means of anut 8. This bolt 2 is projected through a slot 1 in a central singletoothed bar 5, and also through a central opening in a cross bar 6.

7 represents a U-bolt which is positioned around handle 1, whichprojects through openings in a cross bar 8, and also through openings inthe ends of single toothed bars 9, and is securely held by nuts 10.These single toothed bars 9, near their outer ends, are secured by bolts11 and nuts 12 to double toothed bars 13, the inner teeth let of saidbars project through openings 15 in the ends of bar 6, and I havelettered all of the teeth of the several bars 1 1, as they all performthe same function of rake teeth, when the tool is assembled as shown inFigs. 1 and 2.

By moving the U-bolt 7 longitudinally of handle 1, the teeth may bepositioned at various angles or in line with each other, so that a rakeof any desired shape may be secured.

Referring to Figs. 5, and 6, the double toothed bars 13 are dispensedwith, and the side bars 9 are secured to the link 6 by means of bolts 17and nuts 18, which are positioned in longitudinal slots 16 in bar 6,said bolts being passed through openings 19 in the bars 9. By reason ofthese longitudinal slots 16, the toothed bars 9 may be clamped at anydesired position relative to the handle, so that the teeth 15 may bepositioned as close to each other as may be desired, and a constructionof this kind forms what is known as a three toothed rake.

While I have set forth a number of modified positions of the severalparts to form various styles of garden tools, my invention is notlimited to these several arrangements only, as the device is capable ofa great variety of positions and combinations of parts, and I do notlimit myself to the precise details set forth, but consider myself atliberty to make such changes and alterations as fairly fall within thespirit and scope of the appended claims.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new and desire tosecure by Letters Patent is:

1. A tool of the character described, comprising a handle, a pluralityof longitudinally extending bars, teeth on the free ends of said bars,said bars being secured to the handle, double pronged bars secured tothe free ends of the single toothed bars, and a cross bar secured to thehandle and having openings in its ends receiving teeth of thedouble-toothed bars, substantially as described.

2. A garden tool comprising a handle, a U-bolt on the handle at a pointremoved from the end of the handle, a bolt projected through the handleat one end, a cross bar secured on said bolt intermediate its ends, aplurality of single toothed bars secured to the handle at one end bysaid U-bolt, and double-toothed bars secured to the single toothed barsand at their inner ends connected with said cross bar, substantially asdescribed.

3. A garden tool comprising a handle, a U-bolt on the handle at a pointremoved from the end of the handle, a bolt projected through the handleat one end, a cross bar secured. on said bolt intermediate its ends, aplurality of single toothed. bars secured to the handle at one end bysaid U-bolt, said cross bar having openings in its ends, double toothedbars having teeth at one end positioned in the openings in the crossbar, and said double toothed bars secured to the out side single toothedbars first-mentioned, substantially as described.

4. A garden tool comprising a handle, a U-bolt on the handle at a pointremoved from the end of the handle, a bolt projecting through the handleat one end, a plurality of single toothed bars secured to said U-bolt,some of said bars projecting at an angle to the handle, and meansconnecting the free ends of said single toothed bars with the bolt inthe end of the handle, substantially as described.

In testimony whereof I have signed my name to this specification in thepresence of two subscribing Witnesses.

MICHAEL LOUIS WEISEL.

Witnesses:

R. H. KREUKEL, C. E. Porrs.

Copies of this patent may be obtained for five cents each, by addressingthe Commissioner of Patents, Washington, D. C.

